William Banting Quotes

I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.

William Banting

Recitation: by Male by Female

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I AmHappyDietConsequencesNow

I'm not really a churchy person, although I do think Jesus was a good bloke.

Jo Brand

GoodThinkPersonJesusReally

Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Jerry Spinelli

PressurePeerJustPeer Pressure

Somebody might say that they always wanted to be a fly-fishing guide in Montana and maybe they'll never get to do that but just by the virtue of having said it out loud, I think there's some power in that.

John Lee Hancock

PowerThinkSaidSayVirtueNever

I don't know how to produce work if it's not something that's deeply scaring me or troubling me.

Stephen Karam

WorkMeKnowSomethingHowDeeply

When I'm out and about, I'll text or email myself from my phone. A smart phone is a great tool for a writer.

Steven Hall

GreatMyselfSmartPhoneOutEmail

It's such a nice change to get to play a wretched, shallow, mergers-and-acquisitions woman. My true colors come out.

Sigourney Weaver

ChangeWomanColorsPlayNiceTrue

When you're younger, it's about, 'How can I get better? How can I become the player that I want to be?' As you get older, it's, 'How can this football team improve?' While all along getting better along the way.

Tony Romo

FootballTeamBetterGetting Better

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.

Tom Robbins

WorthLivingNothingWorth Living

I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That's the actor's craft - using yourself to create a character.

Robert Duvall

CharacterTeacherYourselfChairYou

I had not seen lawns till fifth grade - big green lawns.

Luis Alberto Urrea

GreenBigSeenGradeTillFifth

I like to work and am a focused person.

Joyce Meyer

WorkPersonFocusedLikeAm

Dog rescue remains a gamble, of course. For all the good will, hard work, and noble motivation, nobody can really predict with certainty how a traumatized, dislocated dog will respond in a new environment.

Jon Katz

WorkHard WorkDogGoodMotivation

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